Posted on February 27, 2015
West Enderby Farm is looking for an employee Mid-May to Mid-November 2015! (This position has been filled for the 2015 growing season) We are a certified organic farm located on the edge of the small town of Enderby in the beautiful North Okanagan. We grow mainly carrots, beets, cabbage, and onions for retail and wholesale
...Continue reading →Posted on February 26, 2015
THIS LAND HAS BEEN RENTED AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE – Thanks for your interest! Are you interested in off-grid living/farming but not ready to invest? Are you handy, sustainable and nature based? Robson Valley Fresh! Farms is a semi-remote paradise with access to endless recreation and located in an area with growing market demand.
...Continue reading →Posted on February 25, 2015
Learn the ins and outs of market gardening and small-scale farming and experience a stellar Kootenay summer! Crooked Horn Farm has an opportunity for 1 or 2 interns, preferably a couple, for the 2015 season, beginning mid-April until the end of October. This is a hands-on learning experience where you will gain skills in all
...Continue reading →Posted on February 25, 2015
Postion: Farm Field Staff Location: Pemberton, BC Duration: May 4th‐October 30th, 2015. 40 hours/week; 5 days/week. Must be available to work till the end of the season. About Rootdown: We are a Certified Organic Farm nestled in the Pemberton Valley among the Coast Range mountains. We grow a variety of vegetables and raise pastured pigs.
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Like innovative farming? Join BCYF for their upcoming DELTA FARM TOURS, which will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015! This tour showcases some of the most progressive young farmer operations right in your backyard (and if Delta isn’t in your backyard…we’ll get you there for free). Come and meet other young farmers from around
...Continue reading →Posted on February 24, 2015
Originally posted at http://www.nfu.ca/blog/new-farmer-coalition-survey It should not come as a surprise that Canadian agriculture is facing a demographic crisis. In the 1930s, over thirty percent of the population was involved in food production. Today, farmers represent only 1.6 percent of the population and have an average age of 54. In 1991, the number of farmers in
...Continue reading →Posted on February 23, 2015
Position: Organic Farm Intern Type: full-time internship with accom., monthly stipend, more (see below) Organization: The BeetBox Market Garden http://thebeetbox.ca Location: Buckingham, Quebec About the Farm: Located 3 minutes from Buckingham, QC, The BeetBox (La Boîte à Bettes) is a burgeoning certified organic, small-scale, intensive market garden only 40km from Ottawa/Gatineau. In this second year since launching, we are expanding and
...Continue reading →Posted on February 20, 2015
Crédit: Alex Chabot, Photo prise aux Jardins de la Grelinette M’sieurs-dames, Voici les détails finaux pour l’évènement des Young Agrarians (jeunes cultivateurs) jeudi prochain, le 26 février au deuxième étage de la Coop West End Well (969 rue Wellington Ouest, Ottawa). Si vous pourriez SVP confirmer votre présence au plus tard lundi le 23 février cela
...Continue reading →Posted on February 20, 2015
YA-lasses and gents, Here are the final dets for next Thursday’s Young Agrarians event, February 26th upstairs at the West End Well Co-op (969 Wellington Street West, Ottawa). If you can please confirm if you are coming by next Monday that will help us know numbers! If you say you are on the fb event, we’ll take
...Continue reading →Posted on February 19, 2015
Land Linking Session and Farmer Social – Comox Valley Saturday, March 14, 2015, 1:00-9:00PM, Merville Hall REGISTER (Free) for Comox Valley Land Linking here: http://landlinkingcomoxvalley.brownpapertickets.com Want Land? Got Land? Are you a farmer looking for land? Are you a landowner looking for farmers? We Want You! Join us for a workshop on the nuts and bolts
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